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KÌ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP 9 NĂM HỌC 201…-201…
ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. shut B. put C. cut D. such
2. A. the B. there C. think D. this
3. A. books B. clubs C. hats D. stamps
4. A. paper B. happy C. passage D. handbag
5. A. flood B. moon C. food D. soon
Choose the best answer from the four options given (A, B,C, or D) to complete each sentence.
6. The children felt____________when their mother was coming back home.
A. excitement B. excitedly C. excited D. exciting
7. He laughed_______________when he was watching “Tom and Jerry” on TV.
A. happy B. happily C. happiness D. unhappy
8. If I_______________free, I’ll come to see you.
A. am B. was C. will be D. have been
9. What would you do if you______________me?
A. are B. have been C. were D. will be
10. She felt tired. ______________, she had to finish her homework.
A. However B. Therefore C. So D. Although
11. I suggest________________a picnic on the weekend.
A. to have B. having C. had D. have
12. You______________better if you took this medicine.
A. will feel B. feel C. felt D. would feel
13. Lan and her family had a________________to their home village.
A. two-days trip B. day-two trip C. two-day trip D. day trips
14. A country which exports a lot of rice is called a(n)________________country.
A. rice-export B. exporting-rice C. export-rice D. rice-exporting

(30)________in the US and Europe began wearing jeans. Young people usually didn’t wear them.
26. A. rich B. old C. young D. poor
27. A. start B. starts C. was starting D. started
28. A. call B. calls C. calling D. called
29. A. famous B. popular C. good D. wonderful
30. A. workers B. drivers C. cowboys D. farmers
Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer to questions 31 - 35.
Smoking causes lung cancer, which is the number one cancer among men. Ninety percent of the people
who get lung cancer die. Smoking is also the leading cause of mouth cancer, tongue cancer, and throat
cancer.Many smokers have heart disease and pneumonia. Smoking causes one million early deaths in the world
every year.
Smokers not only harm themselves but also harm others. Smokers breathe smoke out into the air. They
breathe it out on their children and their wives or husbands. Children whose parents smoke have more breathing
and lung problems than other children. Women who are married to smokers are more likely to have lung cancer
than those married to non-smokers.
We are all aware that smoking is bad. So why do people smoke?
31. The number one cancer among men is____________.
A. tongue cancer B. throat cancer C. lung cancer D. mouth cancer
32. The main cause of mouth cancer, tongue cancer and throat cancer is__________.
A. drinking B. overeating C. breathing D. smoking
33. Every year, smoking causes about one million____________.
A. cancer patients B. killing diseases C. early deathsD. injured men
34. The word “it” in the passage refers to____________.
A. cancer B. smoke C. air D. breath
35. Who are more likely to have lung cancer and lung problems?
A. People who live in the city B. People who live with smokers.
C. People who live with non-smokers. D. People who live in the country.
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one.
36. It’s 3 years since I last saw Nam. - I haven’t ____.
37. “Don’t make so much noise, Peter.” said Carol - Carol told Peter ____.